"The Casuals" Perform as Legends in Concert's Pre-Show
The Casuals perform their 60th Anniversary Rock and Roll Show at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Missouri on November 9th, 2023
(BRANSON, MO) October 11, 2023 — In 1963 four airman at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas formed a rock band called "The Casuals". Quoting front man for the group, Larry Doran, “we were just young guys having fun, who never recorded anything because back then, that was too EXPENSIVE. We became the hottest group in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma, and we thought that was normal, just the way the music business worked. We were just having FUN!”
This year is the 60th anniversary of the founding of The Casuals, and what better time for a reunion than during Veterans week in Branson Missouri?
Legends in Concert is thrilled to announce that The Casuals 60th Anniversary Rock and Roll Show will be performing as their pre-show on Thursday evening, November 9th , from 7:10pm – 7:40pm. This is a ticketed event.
The original band included lead guitar player, Jerry Havemann, from Muscatine, Iowa; bass guitar player, Phil Eddings, from Okeechobee, Florida; drummer, Lou Smith, who lives in Dallas, Texas, and Larry Doran, rhythm guitar player, lead vocalist, and front man for The Casuals, from Branson, Missouri. Their pre-show performance will be approximately 30 minutes long.
See Legends in Concert at 3 or 8 p.m. and Legends of Country® Sundays at 3 p.m. at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater, located at 1600 West 76 Country Blvd. Beer & wine service is available. Call 417-339-3003 for tickets and information or visit www.legendsinconcert.com/branson.